(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组
1.ball 舞会
例：Did you go to the Summer Ball last year?
去年你参加夏日舞会了吗？
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①the ball is in sb.'s court 轮到（某人）作出反应
例：They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now.
他们已答应把那份工作给我，下一步就看我怎么办了。
②be on the ball 机灵；灵敏
例：I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today.
我昨晚没有睡好，所以今天反应迟钝。
③start/set/get the ball rolling 着手干，开始做
例：I decided to set the ball rolling and got up to dance.
我决定带个头，就站了起来跳舞。
2.talk over 详细讨论，详谈
例：You'll find it helpful to talk things over with a friend.
把情况和朋友详细聊一聊，你会觉得大有帮助。
【常见短语】
①talk sth. up 热烈地谈论；宣扬
例：If we talk up the event, people will come.
如果我们把这事好好宣传一下，人们一定会来的。
②talk around sth. 拐弯抹角地说
例：He just kept talking around the subject and didn't tackle the main issues.
我觉得他只是不着边际地说了一通，没有涉及主要问题。
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①give sb. something to talk about 成为（某人）的谈资
例：Our new car will give the neighbours something to talk about.
我们的新车会成为邻居们的谈资。
②talk sense 说得有理
例：It's good to hear someone finally talking sense on this issue.
真不错，关于这个问题，终于有人说点有道理的话了。
3.draw near 靠近，接近
例：As Christmas draws nearer, the big stores start to get unbearably crowded.
随着圣诞节的临近，商店开始变得拥挤不堪。
【常见短语】
①draw sth. off 抽出，放出
例：She drew off a little of her home-made wine just to taste.
她取出一点儿自家酿的酒尝了尝。
②draw sth. up 起草，草拟
例：I've drawn up a list of candidates that I'd like to interview.
我草拟了一个想要采访的候选人名单。
③draw sb. into sth. 把……卷入，使……参与
例：They tried to draw me into their argument, but I refused.
他们试图让我参加他们的争论，但我拒绝了。
【相关俚语】
draw the line 绝不做
例：I swear a lot, but even I draw the line at saying certain words.
我经常说脏话，但即便如此有些话我绝不会说。
长难句解析
He1 joined2 them3 on their entering the town4 and attended5 them6 to their aunt's, where his regret and vexation, and the concern of everybody was well talked over7.
解：1主语+2谓语+3宾语+4状语+5谓语+6宾语+7定语从句
析：①介词短语“on their entering”作时间状语，on表示“一……就……”。
②定语从句：where his regret and vexation, and the concern of everybody was well talked over
该从句修饰先行词their aunt's“她们姨妈的家”，关系副词where在从句中作地点状语。
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